In fact, auctioning off props used in filming is a very normal thing in Hollywood.

- Like the famous "Heart of the Ocean" in Charlotte's original world, this is the case.

- Of course, in the current world, the Heart of the Ocean is Charlotte's magical existence, which belongs to him, and naturally will not be sold.

In general, it is not strange to sell the props used in the filming of the film.

However, although this method can also recover part of the shooting cost, more often than not, it can only be the icing on the cake, rather than the charcoal.

After all, only well-known movies have people willing to collect props when they auction them.

However, generally speaking, such a movie, often relying on normal means, is enough to recover the cost of shooting.

The props do not need to be auctioned at all, and some of the more commemorative ones will be left for the main creative members as souvenirs. The rest will be directly stored in the warehouse for future films.

Or simply a so-called charity sale.

And those unknown movies that need to be sold to recover the cost, collectors often have no interest in collecting the props in their films.

This creates a paradox.

However, Charlotte, because of the success of her films, has no problem with this.

The props he used in filming the movie can indeed be sold for a lot of money-

For example, one of the biggest props he sold was the "Hogwarts" castle used in the filming of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

- When making a movie, it really cost Charlotte a lot of money to buy an old castle and transform it into a set.

But when a cooperation agreement was reached with Warner Pictures, the castle immediately became a good asset.

- When Valuing the assets before working with Warner, the value of the castle increased by more than four times......

In addition to the "super-large props" such as the castle, there are not a few small props sold in Charlotte's other movies.

Not to mention anything else, after the release of "Guillotine Valley", the few strange forensic props that Depp used were bought by a rich woman who likes to chase stars......

Of course, Charlotte also knows that his situation cannot be replicated by ordinary film crews.

So, he told Charlize this method, not so much to teach the other party how to recover the cost of the movie, but to tell her one thing -

"This house, which was furnished as '221B Baker Street', I have already bought it!"

"What!?"

- "221B Baker Street" arranged by the crew of "Sherlock Holmes" is certainly not in the real Baker Street.

However, because of Charlotte's request, the crew did not directly build a simple set house for filming.

They rented an old-fashioned townhouse in a cheaper area on the outskirts of London, which served as "221B Baker Street".

- This old-fashioned townhouse is structurally similar to the apartment that Mrs. Hudson rented to Sherlock Holmes and Watson in Conan Doyle's book.

Charlize knew about it, but she didn't expect that Charlotte had already bought the apartment.

"What do you buy this old-fashioned apartment for?"

Charlize asked curiously,

"Don't tell me you're such a big fan of Sherlock Holmes that you even want to coss him in the room!?"

"Of course not!"

Charlotte shook her head,

"The main reason I bought this room was to set up the circle. ”

"Circle!?"

Charlize was stunned for a moment, and then reacted,

"Are you planning to set up a magic circle to deal with Jack the Ripper? I remember you said that one of the purposes of filming Sherlock Holmes was to deal with the elusive Ripper! But shouldn't you wait until the movie premieres?"

"At the time of this premiere, the other party may not be fooled!"

Charlotte said with a wry smile,

"Unlike other goblin opponents, Jack the Ripper is very good at escaping. When Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone premiered, he fell into a trap I had set. This time, even if I set a trap at the premiere of "Sherlock Holmes", I am afraid he will not be fooled a second time. ”

"You're right!"

Charlize nodded.

Only then did she realize the difference between Jack the Ripper and the goblins Charlotte had dealt with in the past-

This guy may not be very powerful in terms of strength, but he is very cunning.

In particular, he had escaped from Charlotte's prepared trap twice before.

Now, it's hard for Charlotte to set a trap at movie premieres and wait for it to take the bait, as she did with the ghosts of the past.

- And what are you going to do?

Charlize would have wanted to ask.

But then, she thought that this was probably the reason why Charlotte was now setting up a magic circle in this "221B Baker Street" and buying the house-

"Just because you're setting up a circle here right now, does that mean you've come up with a new way to deal with Jack?"

"Yes. ”

Charlotte nodded,

"It's a complicated plan, but if it succeeds, not only will I succeed in killing Jack the Ripper, but I'll also be able to greatly improve my abilities. ”

"So powerful!?"

Charlotte said with a smile,

"Actually, the real 221B Baker Street is a better place to set up a circle than it is here - but it's a Sherlock Holmes museum, and I can't just buy it and set it up freely. What's more, when the movie was released, I could still achieve the effect I wanted as long as I asked Francis Farmer to connect it with the real 221B Baker Street with the help of the leylines. ”

"At the time of the movie premiere, connect the real Baker Street 221B through the leylines!?"

Thinking of Charlotte's spell theory, Charlize couldn't help but doubt,

"You're not going to summon or create a Sherlock Holmes goblin, are you?"

"Well...... this"

Charlotte winked at Charlize,

"Please forgive me for selling it first - after all, some tricks may not work if they are broken!"

"You guy's bad character!"

said this, but Charlize's heart was full of joy,

"yes! There are some things that can't be said casually!"

I remember that Charlotte once said that some ghosts or gods can see through people's memories.

Charlize realized that once Charlotte's plan was revealed in advance, there was a real possibility that it would be leaked.

– even if Charlize didn't tell anyone else at all.

So, if you want to really keep it a secret, Charlotte may not be able to tell her the whole plan.

And yet—

"Although I understand the truth, I still feel a little uncomfortable in my heart. 」

Charlize thought depressedly, and his mouth involuntarily pursed.

This made Charlotte feel a little funny, and he comforted the girl,

"Don't worry, I'll let you join me then. Now, think about what it would be like for us to live in one of these 19th-century Victorian apartments in the winter, sitting by the fireplace and reading together......